Fassbender for Assassins Creed (Mania.com)

It is official. Michael Fassender (X-Men: First Class, Prometheus) will star in the big screen adaptation of Assassin's Creed. Assassin’s Creed is a popular video game by Ubisoft and will be released through New Regency Enterprises and 20th Century Fox. The news broke on Monday morning.

“The series, which features a man traveling back in time to operate in the shadows of various historical events, has sold 38 million units of its four games since the franchise launched in 2007”, according to the Hollywood Reporter.